What a weekend in Yokohama with crashes, injuries and incredible results! We go through all the action from the opening round of the World Triathlon Championship Series and what it means for those trying to qualify for Paris.

The biggest news from the weekend is current World Champion Dorian Coninx breaking his wrist and elbow. We also look at the state of the women's American team and if Gwen Jorgensen can still make the team?

Mallorca 70.3 happened and both Gustav Iden and Youri Keulen DNF'd but there were still some great performances like women's winner Emma Pallant-Browne!

We preview The Championship and talk about Taylor Knibb qualifying for the USA Olympic cycling team.

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This week we talk all about the new world number 1, Sam Long's incredible victory at St George 70.3. 

We discuss the results from Ironman Australia, then preview this weekend's races where Gustav Iden will make his return to racing at Mallorca 70.3, the next stop on the Ironman Pro Series. 

We also preview all the action from the first World Triathlon Championship Series race of 2024 in Yokohama which sees an all-star field including Kristian Blummenfelt, Taylor Knibb, Leo Bergere, Marten Van-Riel, Gwen Jorgensen, Kate Waugh and many others line up!

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The first Ironman in the new pro series happened over the weekend and it did not disappoint with some amazing performances and a new Ironman champion storming onto the scene!

We discuss the performances of Patrick Lange (and all of the races he is doing!), Kat Matthews comfortable victory and Tomás Rodríguez Hernández making a name for himself as Mexico's first ever Ironman champion!

We also discuss the start lists for St George 70.3, Mallorca 70.3 and Ironman Australia.

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The first Ironman race of the new pro series takes off this weekend in Texas.

We preview the event. Give our thoughts on how the race will unfold and our picks for the podium. We talk about who the major players seem to be in the men's and women's series and what the implications are for some of the bigger name athletes with so many races on.

We also talk about the Olympics potentially becoming a duathlon, the Supertri season announcement and recap some of the races from last weekend.

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Round 2 of the T100 series was action packed and you can find out about it all on this week's podcast.

We discuss how the events unfolded, the performances of Ash Gentle and Youri Keulen and our picks for outstanding performances. We look at the high rates of dnf's and what they mean for the reast of the season. We also discuss the fact that so many contracted athletes aren't performing. All the good stuff you listen to Talking Triathlon for!

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A big week to talk about triathlon.

We discuss all the action from Oceanside including big wins for Lionel Sanders and Taylor Knibb. What we now know about who is targetting the Ironman Pro Series and how things look and what these performances mean for the rest of the year.

We also preview all the action this weekend in Singapore. Who to watch out for, who we think might struggle in the conditions and our picks for the podium.

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The Ironman Pro Series officially kicks off this weekend with Oceanside 70.3.

James is joined by Andrew Horsfall-Turner to preview all the pro action we can expect to see this weekend from a man in the know. Who will we see win? How will the race unfold and what will this mean for the overall Ironman Pro Series?

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Keeping it Riel this week as Marten Van Riel joins us to talk about his pursuit of the Olympics this year and his plans for middle distance success afterwards with the T100 Series.

Marten came back last year from a long term injury to remind the world just how good he is at middle distance. 

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This week we go through the start lists of T100 Singapore, Oceanside 70.3 and Challenge Roth and discuss the names that pop up a lot and the athletes that are missing.

Is this the first real time we are seeing the packed 2024 season causing scheduling issues for the pros? Why are T100 athletes still not racing T100 events? We also look at the changes to start lists for WTCS events and discuss if the T100 should have larger fields (they shouldn't)

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We have finally seen the launch of the T100 series in Miami over the weekend where the athletes put on a show with some amazing performances.

But where the athletes let down by the event? This week we discuss all aspects of the T100 launch and the highs and lows from the Miami event. We discuss the positives like incredible performances by Magnus Ditlev, India Lee, Sam Long and Lucy Charles-Barclay. We then turn our attention to the obvious problems with the event and broadcast.

We also discuss changes to the Ironman rules and why they are problematic.

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This week we are joined by New Zealand professional triathlete to preview all the action at the T100 Miami event happening this week.

Mike gives us his thoughts on how the races will unfold, which athletes you should watch out for and who are his picks for the win. We also discuss how athletes could balance all the demands on them this year and how Mike is looking to race for the rest of 2024 after his 4th place at Ironman New Zealand.

We also discussed Abu Dhabi WTCS which has now been cancelled but still plenty of good stuff about how this year will unfold.

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